It's SteeTime!

Yes, thats right. This is my political opinion. Miracles do happen. So these are the reasons I think this new Constitution is important to Kenyans. (For those of you who don't know that there is a new constitution in Kenya, well, now you know.) 1.     1.   Because its new Let’s face it, anything ‘new’, ‘different’, ‘changed’, ‘innovative’ or ‘fresh’ is desirable for regular Kenyans who are tired of the same old hustle...whether it is a new road, new song or new constitution. Apparently Kenya is the first country in Africa to adopt a completely new constitution…all the others have been AMENDING theirs..(big deal, I whisper). So this makes them special. Another reason to prance around tomorrow. 2.       2. Because its down with the machete and up with the Kenyan flag The last time Kenyans congregated as a country to vote for something there was violence which shook the continent and world from inside out. This caused a lot of concerns for the f...

I have to write this now (now being 30 May 2010- ignore the blod date) because i'm at my most affectionate towards Mbra. I'v just packed my suitcase and said my goodbyes, heading out into the real world. Yes, its a fact, Mbarara is not the real world, but it does accommodate living people so i can give it some credit. I have to be careful about this note coz i dont want to bite the hand which fed me. Mbra has the potential to make anyone but can also break you sadly. Let me give a small background for those of you wonderin wat the dickens i'm going on about: Mbarara is a town in western uganda where i'v been based for the last 5 years. It is a tourist hub because it connects the 5 countries of East Africa as wel as the DRC. My university literally has the highway connecting Dar es Salam to Kigali cutting thru it. The university itself, whose name is derived from the town (then add Science and Technology to pretend that serious things happen there) is the core of the ...